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m M Regis­tration of cor­pora­tions No ele­ction without regis­tration Poll Books, regula— tion of Duti es of in­spec­tors & clerks The president or vice president of a qualified corporation may register in its behalf, or any other person may register on behalf of such corporation upon being duly authorized by the president or vice president thereof in writing* The registrar shall require registrants on behalf of a corporation to take the following oath, in substance: "I am over the age of twenty-one years, and the (president or vice president) of (naming the corporation), or have been duly authorized in writing to register on behalf of (naming the corpora­tion); that said corporation is organized under or has qualified under the laws of Nevada to transact business therein, and is the holder of real property within the bound­aries of the Las Vegas valley water district." No election for any purpose except for organization shall be held in such water district without such registration, and only electors duly registered shall be entitled to vote thereat; provided, however, that if an elector has voted at the last proceeding district election, whether special or general, and is still eligible, he shall not be required to register in order to vote at the next succeeding election, but before he shall be permitted to vote at such election, if he shall not have reregistered therefor, he shall be required to take and subscribe the registration oath before the board of election, on a form provided by the district, as evidence of 'his con­tinued eligibility. In all poll books and lists of registered electors prepared for any election hereunder, the names of electors who have registered or reregistered for such election shall be dis­tinguished from the names of those who voted at the last pre­ceding district election, but who have not so registered or reregistered,by the letter R enclosed in parentheses placed before each of the names of the former and the omission thereof in connection with the names of the former and the omission thereof in connection with the names of the latter* Registration of voters for any regular or special election shall close on the Wednesday preceding such election. The regis­tration oath may be taken before the registrars or deputy registrars, any member of an election board, or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. All oaths taken before the election board shall be by them preserved and returned with the ballots* Sec. 7. Before opening the polls eaeh inspector and each clerk must take and subscribe to an oath to faithfully per­form the duties imposed upon him by law. Any elector of the precinct may administer and certify such oath. Vacan­cies occuring the progress of the election may be filled by the remaining inspector or inspectors, and any i inspector of election may administer and certify oaths. The time of ppening and closing the polls, the manner of con­ducting She election, canvassing and announcing the result, the keeping of the tally list, and the making and certifying of such result, and the disposition of the ballots after election, shall be the same, as near as may be, as provided for elections -7- (Senate Bill No. I67 - Senator Baker - Continued) -7